2023 Formula One World Championship

The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars. This will be the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship.

Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The season was dominated by defending champion Max Verstappen, who cruised to his third consecutive Drivers' Championship title at the Qatar Grand Prix, winning a record 19 out of 22 Grands Prix held and finishing on the podium 21 times (also a record number for most podiums in a season) by the end of the championship. His team, Red Bull Racing achieved their sixth Constructors' Championship title, the second consecutively, at the preceding Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing won 21 out of 22 Grands Prix, breaking the team record for highest percentage of Grand Prix wins in a season at 95.45%, beating McLaren's 1988 season. Verstappen also broke the record for the highest Grand Prix win percentage for drivers, with a win rate percentage of 86.36%, beating the previous record set by Alberto Ascari in 1952.

 Entries 
The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2023 World Championship. All teams are due to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

+EntrantConstructorChassisPower unitRace driversNo.Driver nameAlfa Romeo F1 Team StakeAlfa Romeo-FerrariC43Ferrari 24  Zhou Guanyu 77  Valtteri BottasScuderia AlphaTauriAlphaTauri-Honda RBPTAT04 3  Daniel Ricciardo  21  Nyck de Vries 22  Yuki Tsunoda 40  Liam LawsonBWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine-Renault A523  31  Esteban Ocon 10  Pierre Gasly Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 TeamAMR23 Mercedes 14  Fernando Alonso 18  Lance StrollScuderia Ferrari FerrariSF-23 Ferrari 16  Charles Leclerc 55  Carlos Sainz Jr.MoneyGram Haas F1 TeamHaas-FerrariVF-23Ferrari 20  Kevin Magnussen 27  Nico HülkenbergMcLaren F1 TeamMcLaren-MercedesMCL60 Mercedes 4  Lando Norris 81  Oscar Piastri MercedesF1 W14 Mercedes 44  Lewis Hamilton 63  George RussellOracle Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTRB19 1  Max Verstappen 11  Sergio PérezWilliams RacingWilliams-MercedesFW45Mercedes 2 Logan Sargeant 23  Alex AlbonSource:

Honda returned as a named engine supplier to Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri, with both teams' engines badged as Honda RBPT While Red Bull Powertrains had planned to take over assembly and maintenance of the engines from this season onwards, it was later agreed that Honda would continue its technical support of Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri until the end of 2025.

Driver changes

Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship ending his Formula One career after 16 seasons. His place at Aston Martin was taken by Fernando Alonso, who left Alpine after two seasons. His replacement was initially announced as the 2021 Formula 2 Champion and reserve driver Oscar Piastri. Shortly after the announcement, Piastri stated that he had not signed a contract for 2023 and that he would not be driving for Alpine. Pierre Gasly, who had a contract to drive for AlphaTauri, moved to Alpine, replacing Alonso. Gasly was replaced by the 2020–21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries.

Daniel Ricciardo left McLaren after two seasons. He had a contract to drive for the team in 2023, but it was terminated during the 2022 championship by mutual agreement.  Ricciardo's seat was filled by Piastri, who made his Formula One debut. Ricciardo then proceeded to become a reserve driver for Red Bull.

Nicholas Latifi left Williams after spending three seasons with the team. His seat was filled by Logan Sargeant, who made his Formula One debut by graduating from Formula 2 and became the first American Formula One driver to compete since Alexander Rossi in 2015 with former team Marussia and the first to compete full-time since Scott Speed in 2006 with former team Toro Rosso.

Mick Schumacher is left Haas after two seasons. His seat was filled by Nico Hülkenberg who last competed in Formula One as a full-time race driver in 2022 with former team Aston Martin.

Mid-season changes

Nyck de Vries was relieved of his driving duties for AlphaTauri after underperforming in the first ten races of his rookie season. His seat will be filled by Daniel Ricciardo from the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo had raced with the team, which at the time was called Toro Rosso, in the 2012 and 2013 seasons. However, during the Dutch Grand Prix, only his third race of the season, Ricciardo broke a metacarpal bone in his left hand in a crash during the second practice session.

As a result, Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri's reserve driver Liam Lawson made his Formula One debut at the race. Lawson continued to substitute in for Ricciardo at the Italian, Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grand Prix Ricciardo is set to return for the Unites States.

 Calendar 
The 2023 calendar was due to feature twenty-three Grands Prix, but will have twenty-two instead because the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix being called off due to severe weather issues.

RoundGrand PrixCircuitRace date1 Bahrain Grand Prix  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 5 March2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix  Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 19 March3 Australian Grand Prix  Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 2 April4 Azerbaijan Grand Prix  Baku City Circuit, Baku 30 April5 Miami Grand Prix  7 May6 Monaco Grand Prix  Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 28 May7 Spanish Grand Prix  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 4 June8 Canadian Grand Prix  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 18 June9 Austrian Grand Prix  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 July10 British Grand Prix  Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 9 July11 Hungarian Grand Prix  Hungaroring, Mogyoród 23 July12 Belgian Grand Prix  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 30 July13 Dutch Grand Prix  Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 27 August14 Italian Grand Prix  Monza Circuit, Monza 3 September15 Singapore Grand Prix  Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 16 Japanese Grand Prix  Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 24 September17 Qatar Grand Prix  Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 8 October18 United States Grand Prix  Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 22 October19 Mexico City Grand Prix  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 29 October20 São Paulo Grand Prix  Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 5 November21 Las Vegas Grand Prix  Las Vegas Street Circuit, Las Vegas 22 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix  Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 26 November

 Calendar expansion and changes 
The Chinese and Qatar Grands Prix are scheduled to return to the calendar, after last being held in  and , respectively. 

The Qatar Grand Prix, along with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, were initially planned to be moved to new, purpose-built circuits, before being retained in Lusail and Jeddah, respectively.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is due to make its debut, with the race planned to be held in November on a new street track across the Las Vegas Strip. It will be the first Grand Prix which will be held in Las Vegas since the  season with the Caesars Palace Grand Prix and the third race in the calendar to be held in the United States for the first time since the same season.

The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2023 calendar. It was originally meant to switch its venue from the Sochi Autodrom to Igora Drive, located on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg. However, the Grand Prix had its contract terminated in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The French Grand Prix will not feature on the 2023 calendar although the promoters of the Grand Prix stated that they would aim for a rotational race deal by sharing its slot with other Grands Prix. The Grand Prix will return in 2025 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans in 11-years contract.

The Chinese Grand Prix was initially due to be part of the calendar after last being held in , but it was cancelled for the fourth consecutive year due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Grand Prix will not be replaced and is expected to return for the 2024 season.

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place on 21 May as the sixth round of the championship, was cancelled on 17 May due to flooding in the area.

 Results and standings 

 Grands Prix 
RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructor1 Bahrain Grand Prix Max Verstappen Zhou Guanyu Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport2Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport3 Australian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport4 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Charles Leclerc George Russell Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport5Miami Grand Prix Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport6 Monaco Grand Prix Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport7 Spanish Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport8 Canadian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport9 Austrian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport10British Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport11 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport12 Belgian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport13Dutch Grand Prix Max Verstappen Fernando Alonso Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport14 Italian Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. Oscar Piastri Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport15 Singapore Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. Lewis Hamilton Carlos Sainz Jr. FerrariReport16 Japanese Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport17 Qatar Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport18 United States Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport19 Mexico City Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport20São Paulo Grand Prix Max Verstappen Lando Norris Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport21Las Vegas Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Oscar Piastri Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReport22Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPTReportSources:

 Scoring system 
Points were given to the top ten drivers in each race. The driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten) was given 1 point, and the top eight of the sprint are given points. If a driver has the same points as another, the driver with the most Grand Prix wins is ranked higher. If the number of Grand Prix wins is the same, then the number of second places is used to decide, and so on.

Points were given using system:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Race251815121086421 1Sprint 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 colspan="3" 

World Drivers' Championship standings
DriverBHRSAUAUSAZEMIAMONESPCANAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITASINJPNQATUSAMXCSAPLVGABUPoints 1 Max Verstappen1P 1 F151P 2 F11575 2 Sergio Pérez216432428Ret10Ret34285 3 Lewis Hamilton5526238347 F66579234 4 Fernando Alonso33332727959158RetRet397206 5 Charles LeclercRet7Ret76114297Ret44452206 6 Lando Norris17176917917134227822522 FRet5205 7 Carlos Sainz Jr.46125855108564618200 8 George Russell74Ret84 F453Ret56175167683175 9 Oscar PiastriRet15811191013111645973Ret814697 10 Lance Stroll6Ret412Ret69141091116 WDRet11717551074 11 Pierre Gasly9913148710121018Ret31561012117111362 12 Esteban OconRet814159388RetRet810RetRet97Ret101041258 13 Alexander Albon10RetRet12141416711811148711Ret99Ret121427 14 Yuki Tsunoda11111010111512141916151015DNSRet12151218817 15 Valtteri Bottas818111813111910151212121410RetRet81215Ret171910 16 Nico Hülkenberg151271715171515131418121713141611131219159 17 Daniel Ricciardo1316 WD1571314116 18 Zhou Guanyu139Ret161391612151613Ret14121391314Ret15176 19131017131019181718Ret1715161810151414RetRet13203 20 Liam Lawson1311911172 21 Logan Sargeant12161616201820Ret13111817Ret1314RetRet10161116161 22 Nyck de Vries141415Ret1812141817170DriverBHRSAUAUSAZEMIAMONESPCANAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITASINJPNQATUSAMXCSAPLVGABUPointsSource:Race results:
Notes:
  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was given because he did more than 90% of the race.

World Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorBHRSAUAUSAZEMIAMONESPCANAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITASINJPNQATUSAMXCSAPLVGABUPoints1 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT2 Mercedes3 Ferrari456 Alpine-Renault7 Williams-Mercedes8 AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT9 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari10 Haas-FerrariConstructorBHRSAUAUSAZEMIAMONESPCANAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITASINJPNQATUSAMXCSAPLVGABUPointsSource:
Notes:
  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was included because he did more than 90% of the race.
 Rows are not related to the drivers: within each constructor, single Grand Prix standings are categorised only based on the end race result (not by all points given in the event, which includes points given for fastest lap and sprint).

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